The GI's Darling: M1911A1 at the BUG Match

What more classic backup gun is there than the M1911A1, beloved by GIs as a backup to their M1 Carbines, M1 Garands, BARs, and tanks? Today I'm running an April 1945 production original military M1911A1 at the match. Note that this gun puts me in the "Big 5" division, so I have to start each stage with only 5 rounds in the magazine.
The 1911 is not a beginner's pistol, but it can certainly deliver if you can run it!
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[@WALTERBROADDUS]

I think this shows why the concept of the M-1 Carbine made sense for many users.

[@AshleyPomeroy]

I remember he did a 1911 vs M1 Carbine video a few years ago - the Carbine was generally faster and more accurate, although the 1911 was handicapped a bit because he had a really bad vintage holster.

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

@@AshleyPomeroy do you mean in terms of competition? Your comment about the holster?

[@luisnunes3863]

@@WALTERBROADDUS If it makes you slow in competition, it also makes you slow in battle.

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

@@luisnunes3863 No one is doing fast draw, with a service pistol.

[@BlueJayWaters]

Anyone else just in awe of how this man can basically outshoot 95% of people with virtually every firearm, while the average shooter spends hundreds of rounds on just 1 gun to do even half as good lol

[@Melody_Raventress]

I've been watching him for years and it didn't use to be that way. Watching him just eke out the occasional victory when Karl flamed out, to edging closer, to holding his own over these years, has been an absolute pleasure to see. Our boy doon come far!

[@goforbroke4428]

Glaze harder

[@perihelion7798]

I have an irrational love for the 1911A1. I was issued one in Vietnam, and fell in love immediately. I've never been without one since. To me, it's like a VERY reliable old friend that will never fail you.

[@marakalos3838]

“I care for you and you care for me.” -A lesson I was taught during a firearms maintenance + training class

[@chonqmonk]

Kimber makes some great ones!

[@perihelion7798]

@@chonqmonk Yes they do, but I got a great deal on a Colt stainless Mark III.

[@perihelion7798]

@@marakalos3838 In battle, you look after your brothers/sisters in arms - always.

[@chonqmonk]

@@perihelion7798 I've got a sweet little 1956 Colt Commander. It's just lightly less pristine than new condition, so I've only shot it once, it was great.....I also have a Wilson Combat that I paid bank for, and I like my 1/4 the price Kimbers much more...

[@skipgrumblis]

Is that beard and mustache regulation soldier?

[@EKSelenc]

Police that moustache.

[@71723]

He's probably got a profile.

[@vr4787]

God help him if Patton was around 😅

[@ziemowitzderski1071]

It is if you frag your commander

[@alanhelton]

If you are melonistic enough then you too could rock a shave profile

[@Nickrioblanco1]

After stage 1 I was thinking this is really demonstrating why the M1 Carbine was created. The other stages showed not everyone needed a carbine. Just most everyone because they wouldn't/couldn't stop jerking the trigger.

[@Mario_bland]

I want to see him bring a m1 carbine with 5 round mags to the BUG match just to troll.

[@ryanpeck3377]

Also they all shot a pistol one handed at that time. Plus if they were lucky they had a few days range time with it.

[@borismekler]

@@Mario_bland Would it be possible to make an obrez out of an M1 carbine? The gas port is not that far down the barrel...

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

​@@borismeklerA what?

[@44R0Ndin]

@@WALTERBROADDUS Obrez, a reference to the "Mosin-Nagant Obrez" an M1895 Mosin Nagant 3-line rifle of Russian (and later Soviet) lineage, the Obrez name came about because of a Russian nickname for the shortened "pistol" form of such a rifle. Extremely loud to fire, and not that ballistically interesting since the long barrel was actually being used to accelerate the projectile with the slower-burning smokeless powder they had to use at the time due to less refined metallurgical science and less refined engineering typical of that time period (mass production of Steel itself, and the concept of interchangeable parts being developments within the same century as that rifle's design). If you want an American parallel to the Obrez in form factor if not actual design, you need only look at the cut-down rifle that was most commonly called a "Mare's leg" in the days of the American wild west that has since been etched into cinematographic history by great actors such as John Wayne.

[@martinharriman616]

Nostalgia, kind of. That was indeed what the Army gave my father as his BUG. Happily for him, they also gave him the much more effective radar-controlled 90mm as his primary weapon, and even better, a half-track to haul it out to the range at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds for, as it happens, proving. Nostalgia for me, because that’s pretty much how my father was dressed (minus the helmet) for gardening, right through to the 1980s. Apparently 1911s weren’t the only durable and long-lived GI equipment. Well, no holster, no 1911 for gardening.

[@Angel9932]

Given the size of some of the beetles I've seen in vegetable gardens a 1911 might have come in handy. Joking aside, my aunt used to go out to her vegetable garden at night in a robe with a flashlight and her .38 to deal with armadillos eating her squash all the way into her 70s.

[@beargillium2369]

​@@Angel9932one should always be armed in one's garden

[@whoshotashleybabbitt4924]

@@Angel9932 no marsupials be messing with ‘Nana’s squashes! Certified Hotel Alpha Foxtrot.

[@corycarlson8712]

Im a glock guy through and through but the more i have shot a 1911 in 45acp... the more i have fallen in love. I was shooting a head sized plate at 30 yards and pinging it every time. I tried it with my glock and i was hitting it maybe 7/10. I picked up a cheap rock island gi 45 and worked on it myself a bit and now it feeds hollowpoints (carry the ranger t +p, expands to over 1.04", crazy), feeds using cheap $9 usgi mags, $8 korean mags, wilson, 10 rd powermags, mecgar. Its my go to range gun and serves as backup to the glocks. I keep it as my night stand gun. Just shoots great. Thanks to the cheap ria and tisas 1911s... there is a whole new generation that will keep shooting them. I never would have spent $1500 on a "acceptable for the gun community" 1911, but the cheap ria is my favorite gun and now that im in love with the platform i will pick up a more expensive one.

[@robdegoyim4023]

cool shopping story

[@xb0xisbetter]

Having owned 1911s for close to a decade now, I never knew that you had to spend $1500 on a 1911 for it to be "acceptable for the gun community". My very first gun was a Colt Combat Elite, and I have quite a few of the el cheapo 1911 brands. My Metro Arms American Classic 2 is better in every way than my Colts. It is a shame Rugers aren't $500-600 anymore very commonly.

[@PhillipBicknell]

Loving the solid metallic noises as you Make Ready.

[@daveg202]

I remember back in the early 90's, when YOU could still legally own handguns in tHe UK, a UK dealer was offering, like new 1911A1's with US holster, 2 spare mags in US mag pouch, most were Remington Rand with a few Ithica if I remember right, for the grand sum of £185, Colts were £200, oh I miss the good old days😭

[@alexdemoya2119]

i dont really remember the 90s. I sure love living when everything keeps getting worse and not knowing the good times. I envy you, I really do.

[@irysh9]

@@alexdemoya2119 £200 in 1990 is roughly equivalent to £570 today, ~$720 American. You can get a basic Colt 1911 for that price online. Times aren't getting worse...

[@davidbowman2716]

Well here in Mexico weapons are forbidden specially those specifically military guns, but you can always go to a place called Tepito ang get some nice gun. I've seen some serious firepower in the highways that outgunned the armed forces. Also you can buy them directly from soldiers, sailors, airman, cops and federales. 😜👍🏻

[@GAMER123GAMING]

@@irysh9 Yeah you cant get handguns in the UK anymore... Times are getting worse lol. But go on. Show how absurdly american you are with you blatantly showing how you subconsciously genuinely think other parts of the world are some sort of background and not real

[@davidwallwork3623]

I paid £260 in 1994 at the Yorkshire Gun Co in Huddersfield for a two tone series 80. It was heartbreaking to hand it in to the police after The Great Dunblane Cover-up.

[@itsapittie]

The sights on the GI pistol don't do a shooter any favors. I've shot and owned a number of 1911s over the years and haven't ever had issues with reliability. To be fair, most of them were capable of only mediocre accuracy, but they would pretty much always hit a torso at 10 yards, and that's what they were designed for. The only 1911 I currently own is a Wilson CQB which has never hiccupped and is also extremely accurate, but you're gonna pay for that. I no longer EDC a 1911 because ammunition technology has advanced to the point that .45 ACP doesn't have much edge over 9mm, but I still wouldn't feel cheated if I had to fight for my life with a 1911.

[@tylerwilliams6022]

I like the G.I. sights for quick instinctual point shooting. I just look over the slide and use the abbreviated sights for a quick alignment reference. This is really only good for coarse shooting within 15 or so yards though. Or "Good enough for government work" as they say!

[@gameragodzilla]

The A1 sights were still a big improvement on the original M1911 WW1 era sights, which were barely perceptible. Granted, standard doctrine back then was point shooting, so you'd only use the sights for precise shots at range, where the small sights that you needed to take time to line up wasn't a big deal. It was only later when people realized sights were good for all ranges that higher visibility sights were invented. Also, I still think .45ACP is better than 9mm, especially with modern bullet technology that also improves .45 to the point where Winchester Ranger T can expand upwards to a full 1" in diameter. Built my 1911 custom off a Para-Ordnance frame with some 15+1 magazines and it also takes care of any capacity issues.

[@michaelwest9311]

Aren't you making the illogical assumption that ammunition technology only benefited the 9mm. I would say both calibers have improved and your argument is moot.

[@jeremymead8546]

​@@michaelwest9311quite right, but that doesn't negate the typical 9mm's round count advantage. So for EDC a polymer 9mm with 15 to 17 rounds makes more sense than a steel 1911 with only 8 rounds.

[@gameragodzilla]

@@jeremymead8546 Yeah, but 17+1 rounds of 9mm isn’t that much more than 15+1 rounds of .45ACP if we do a fair double stack to double stack comparison.

[@DavidBenner-cy4zl]

Donald Sutherland was a sergeant and was never regulation. I saw some of his unit films when he served with Clint Eastwood.

[@Angel9932]

That was a good movie but my favorite of his will always be MASH.

[@dwaneanderson8039]

@@Angel9932 He wasn't regulation there either.

[@DavidBenner-cy4zl]

@Angel9932 like a MASH my dad worked out of during the Korean War?

[@andrewcraig5203]

Sometimes it seems that there is an inverse proportionality between how neat a gun is in our heads and how well it actually shoots once we drop the coin for it.

[@jufulu7066]

My stepfather was an MP stationed in Europe. he told told us that when he had to qualify with the 45, they borrowed their Sargent's personal 45 because they couldn't hit shit with their issued 45.

[@PhatsMahoney88]

Fitting for today as I just had the pleasure of helping my dad's neighbor learn he had a Union Switch and Signal 1911A1 that he's had since he was 18. From the first batch of 25,000 in 1942. It was an absolute privilege to see such a piece in person. Happy Saturday to all.

[@Ashcrash82]

Just for informational purposes, when I got my USGI surplus 1911A1 (shipped early 1945, Ithaca) I fully intended to shoot it some. I got a replacement spring kit from Wolff, and the new firing pin and recoil springs were nearly 1/4" longer than the ones I removed. I figure the springs were a cheap and simple way to keep the gun from beating itself up if the old springs were to give up.

[@DesertMav]

I love a good 1911A1 video from Forgotten Weapons. I have a couple of Rock Island GI models and they are a ton of fun to use, reliable, and accurate enough, even with GI fixed sights on them. The first time I ever fired a 1911 was the first time I went shooting and my mentor at the time had us fire a A1 1911. The grips were being held on by duct tape, but it ran real well.

[@nigeh5326]

The legendary Colt 1911A1 used to shoot one in the eighties here in Britain. It is THE iconic pistol that the world recognises. Combined with Ian guaranteed this will be a good video 😃👍 🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@ddhh6552]

When i first saw you in the fatigues and helmet, i cracked up. I wanted to hear you do the jingle for the General

[@Melody_Raventress]

I gotta admit I *snerked*

[@Captain_Bad_Bill]

My Dad, a flight mechanic in the Army Air Corp in WWII, talked about the arguments among the soldiers about the 1911. One was that the speed of the round was so slow that would you be able to see the bullet if you fired it out of a P-47 at full throttle? Never heard if anyone tried it. The other big one was it wasn't accurate because of the floating barrel. That was disproved by a gunnery Sargeant given training course with one. The Sargeant had broken his right wrist in a bar fight while on a weekend pass. He showed his class how accurate it was while placing every shoot on bullseye shooting left-handed.

[@tylerwilliams6022]

From a physics standpoint, it wouldn't work that way when firing a bullet from a plane. The bullet wouldn't be firing from a stationary position. It would coincide with the same momentum at which you are flying. So from the shooters perspective, it wouldn't be any different than firing at a target while stationary. Having said that, it is possible to view a 45ACP slug in air on it's way to the target. Much easier to notice on longer range shots. But it is possible to see with the naked eye. I'm also not quite sure what you are referring to when you say the 1911 has a "Floating Barrel"? The barrel and slide are locked together while firing. Like most all other short recoil action pistols.

[@dwaneanderson8039]

@@tylerwilliams6022 By "floating barrel" he is referring to the fact that the barrel isn't rigidly attached to the frame. This is normal for short recoil pistols, but the other common small arms in the US Army had fixed barrels.

[@Captain_Bad_Bill]

@@tylerwilliams6022 I & my Dad are aware of the physics involved with firing the gun like that, but some people just don't understand 😄. As to the floating barrel, that refers to the tilting action when racking a round, but once again, some people just can't rap their head around that. We did have a good laugh when he related the story to me.😆

[@dwaneanderson8039]

The muzzle velocity of the military 45 ACP round was about 850 fps. That's about 580 mph. The P47's top speed was about 426 mph, so about 150 mph less.

[@paulbroadway987]

In the late 80's, I was stationed at U.S. Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan. I was issued a different 1911A1 pistol from the security office gun safe every shift. I always shot expert at qualification, and I felt well-armed. my only criticism was the weight of that beast on my duty belt. After 8 hours, it became pretty heavy.

[@JozefLucifugeKorzeniowski]

there was a special time when you could visit any forum tangentially related to firearms and just comment "TWO" and 2 different people would follow it up with "WORLD" and "WARS".

[@capetownguy7438]

I too have a Remington Rand, mines also 1945 production run. Mines all the way in South Africa and it shoots great.

[@3of11]

Nice big bullet hole in the “safe area” wall!

[@hquiller]

😂 Saw it too!

[@Locutus494]

Where?

[@user-ws4bf4vm5u]

In the first 30 seconds of the video, bottom left.

[@Locutus494]

​@@user-ws4bf4vm5uOh, I was looking at the end...

[@keithplymale2374]

I have modern production Tisas Special Edition 1911 in a reproduction holster like that on my hip as I write this.

[@happyhaunter_5546]

as a vet I always liked the 1911 for its history, but didn't consider them modernly viable; I was amazed at how well I shot my Colt govt 1911A1 the first time.

[@AdamKadmon-cg5qs]

Great shooting! And now I know what Frank Zappa would have looked like if he'd been a guest star on _Combat!_ .

[@CobraChickenRacing]

The 1911 just fits my hand right. It's the top criteria as much as I want to be a Beretta man. This video pleases me greatly. Thank you HK gun Jesus.

[@xb0xisbetter]

I love both platforms. Do they not both fit your hands?

[@gameplayer2014]

Im 28. Shot quite a few. Bought a $300 1911. Bare bones. My favorite pistol and most accurate. Most reliable. Magazines are hard to get for it since it takes a special brand specific mag since the aftermarket generics jam. Still my favorite.

[@xb0xisbetter]

What 1911 did you get for just $300? One of those Tisas A1 clones? I'm not sure if it is still the case, but Check-mate used to be the mag manufacturer for Colt. A few years ago I could get their stainless mags for like $11 each. I've never had problems with those mags in any gun. What do you mean by generics? There are a lot of good manufacturers of 1911 magazines.

[@spencerbookman2523]

My Dad was a navigator in the Air Force in the '60s and early '70s, and early is his career he had to qualify on the 1911. It was his contention that, by that time, the guns used were worn out and not accurate. He was very happy when they switched to .38 special revolvers later on in his service.

[@smhs1262]

if you hadn't done well with that pistol, I'd still have wanted it. very cool

[@MountainMusicRadio]

Hi Ian! I met you on a plane in the Quad Cities once and asked how you got your KZbin channel started. You looked at me like I was extra dumb and told me you make content and post it. Well I took your lesson to heart and recently got my own channel started up. Thank you for the inspiration and showing me anyone can do it! It felt full circle to comment on this video because I also have a Remington Rand 1911A1 from my Dad. My understanding is his got parkerized and sent with him to Vietnam in 1965. It looks green and has his name carved on the side of it. He carried it with him in the central Highlands of Vietnam along with an M16(they weren't very good yet), an M40 strapped to his leg, an M14 with the butt cut off tied to his other leg, and the 1911. He was in air cav. Thanks for the great videos and KZbin inspiration. God bless

[@SlaterRecreational]

As someone who got into shooting 1911’s I can say not all are created equally! Shooting my Tisas vs my Remington R1 always throws me off.

[@xb0xisbetter]

Which one do you prefer? I've never shot either, but I've heard good things about both. I like my Philippine Metro Arms American Classic II more than any of my Colts.

[@SlaterRecreational]

@@xb0xisbetter my R1 has the classic short trigger which is harder to master and generally not as highly regarded. My Tisas is a series 70 and an excellent shooter!

[@xb0xisbetter]

@@SlaterRecreational You could swap the trigger in the R1, it isn't particularly hard. Even with the modern triggers my fingers are too long for my index finger to not be kinked at an odd angle if I use the pad of my finger to pull the trigger. I can't imagine how bad it would be with those shorter ones. It seems like most of the foreign 1911s are series 70. I wish the domestic manufacturers had all gone the Ruger route, with titanium firing pins, if they wanted to be drop safe instead of that series 80 contraption.

[@ericmitchell985]

Whoever called 'I think you need a few more world wars' wins the internet today.

[@HalSchirmer]

Ok, is ANYONE ELSE looking at the red concrete block 'safe bunker' seeing a prominent conical exit hole and thinking #1 "those concrete blocks need to be filled with concrete, or sand"? #2 "it might just be perspective, BUT Ian's helmet looks higher than the 'safe bunker' wall", shouldn't they add another course of concrete block (reinforced with concrete or sand)?!?!

[@jonathan_60503]

Echoing someone else's opinion here. I'd love to see you somehow be allowed to run a BUG match using the 1911's replacement as a backup gun; the M1 carbine.

[@salvadorsempere1701]

Ian have done it, in the same match, side by side. I find it kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4SyhqB-ntmiaq8

[@Spectrecontrol]

Getting ready to save Private Ryan

[@TheBetterManInBlack]

Okay, you redeemed yourself after that first fiasco.

[@MacDaddyLoveTrain]

Two outros. That's one outro for every World War.

[@gameragodzilla]

Another aspect of supposed 1911 unreliability is lubrication. 1911s (like most all metal guns) need lube to function reliably. This was a known thing back in the day, with even the 6000 endurance test leaving room for the gun to be relubed every 1000 rounds or so, since that was within the operator's control and was just something you regularly did, like brushing your teeth. However, with modern polymer framed pistols which are a lot more tolerant of lack of lubrication, people have largely gotten lazy and just run their guns dry which you can get away with on a Glock (although it'll still run best with lube) but you can't get away with it on a 1911. Not only does metal on metal have more friction, but there's also a lot more surface contact points on a 1911 than more modern pistol designs. With the gun lubed, the 1911 is perfectly reliable, even if it's dirty.

[@arnox4554]

Even that, I might disagree with. And I've seen lots of Glocks jam just as much as the next wonder-nine. They really are not the miracle guns people make them out to be. Also, no external safety. :P (No, the trigger "safety" is not a safety.)

[@gameragodzilla]

@@arnox4554 Oh yeah, everything can jam and malfunction. I was just saying that Glocks can get away with no lube more than 1911s can. Kinda like AKs can get away with no lube more than AR-15s can.

[@xb0xisbetter]

@@gameragodzilla ARs can be fired for thousands and thousands of rounds with no lube. Look at Military Arms Channel's tests on this. AR-15 reliability myths are even worse than 1911 ones. I suspect 1911s with more modern finishes would fair a lot better without lube as well, something that self-lubricates.

[@gameragodzilla]

@@xb0xisbetter Sure, if they’re completely new and clean. But I’ll defer to Larry Vickers’ experience in using them in combat and he says they all need lube. You can get away with it for a bit, but they will eventually choke up. As for self lubing finishes, that may be possible though it makes operating the gun harder, too. The super slick finish MAC looked at for the Kimber SIS pistol became difficult to operate if his hands were wet.

[@xb0xisbetter]

@@gameragodzilla In regard to Larry Vickers, you're talking about the AR platform? Isn't he one of those advocates of running them really wet? The funny thing about that is that no lube at all is actually an advantage when it comes to dirt, since lubricant attracts debris and could induce malfunctions. Pros and cons to both.

[@ExUSSailor]

The original sights on those leave a lot to be desired.

[@stephencolley334]

REALLY? TY Captain Obvious! 🤪🤪🤪

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

Great video, Ian...👍

[@leotam3372]

If one were to open a museum of good tactile feel, would a 1911 be up there? Or an early Thompson gun? They just look like they'd feel so satisfying just to rack the slide/bolt on

[@sbreheny]

I have an Ithaca Gun WW2 1911A1 and the slide is indeed very smooth - but the trigger is not that great.

[@xb0xisbetter]

The 1911 has one of the best triggers in any gun ever designed, even without a trigger job. With a trigger job though, they're just about unparalleled, like breaking a rod of glass. Very smooth, very crisp and satisfying. The fact that the trigger moves straight forward and back is one of the reasons people really like flat-faced triggers on other platforms. The only guns I own that come close are old Smiths, but those have no tactility to speak of ... they're just insanely light and smooth.

[@SldgeHammr]

Every time I hear Remington Rand, my mind auto completes to Ram Ranch. The internet has ruined me.

[@SRVNORMANDY]

18 NAKED G.I.s BEHIND THE FIRING LINE AT RAM RANCH! BIG, HARD, RECENTLY ISSUED 1911s JUST WAITING TO BE SHOT! 18 NAKED G.I.s JUST WAITING TO BE TRAINED! G.I.s BEHIND THE FIRING LINE AT RAM RANCH! WATER UP TO THEIR KNEES WAITING TO FOR GET OUT FOR FRESH BOOT SOCKS! THE FIELD TRAINING AT RAM RANCH REALLY could use some improvement...BUT OTHERWISE REALLY ROCKS!

[@AustinRBa]

18 naked cowboys in the showers at Ram Ranch

[@christophermead9800]

I have talked to guys that were issued 1911s in the 1980’s. They all complained that the pistols were rattle traps and they were afraid the pistol would fly apart in their hand while shooting. They were reliable but soldiers couldn’t hit jack with them. That’s not the 1911s fault. I don’t even blame the sights. Soldiers were not well trained on pistol marksmanship. I can shoot bullseye targets all day at 15 yards even with the old GI sights. I’m not even a great shooter, better than average but I practice and shoot 3 times a week.

[@klavdy]

Moses and Gun Jesus- Match made in pew pew heaven

[@Rixoli]

In the name of the Cartridge, the Chamber and the Holy Caliber. Amen

[@get2themetal]

Came for the 1911, but got distracted by the Marathon Artic GSAR.

[@Nate_the_Nobody]

Got the WW2 drip

[@dobridjordje]

I still prefer Vietnam jungle fatigues "aesthetics" lol

[@miket2120]

It would be interesting to pit the 1911 against a M1 Carbine at longer ranges than the BUG match, but keep the same situations.

[@hypegator3229]

Ian saying two world wars got me

[@winteryatta]

2:07 hysterical

[@terrancelopez9631]

Bronco II at 4:03!!

[@Whitelightnin76]

Gun Jesus got 5 head shots in 10 seconds. Hallelujah

[@silvermikeGA]

What no necktie soldier? $20 fine.

[@cameronhermann9400]

Very enjoyable video

[@usmc9186]

If you have long fingers, that small trigger can be an issue. I prefer the long trigger myself. Great video.

[@Alfiy_Wolf]

Ian looks like a time traveler

[@ninobrown909]

How do these two or 3-day promotions giveaways sustain themselves? I always only see these promotions with like 2 days left. Cuz

[@michaelholmes3724]

Still trying to find out where Ian got his crazy valuation of a 1911A1 in the first video…

[@dobridjordje]

How would a P38 or a type 14 Nambu fair in these BUG matches?

[@ForgottenWeapons]

Haven't done a P38 yet, but here's a Nambu: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYW1fJaKa52ogKs

[@dobridjordje]

@@ForgottenWeapons Any plans on doing "Ze Walther" anytime soon?

[@ForgottenWeapons]

To be honest, no. I have a bunch of guns that I think would be more interesting to do first.

[@joshtiscareno1312]

A Walther P-38 should do pretty well. It's a good gun; so much so that Beretta took the design and used it as the basis for their famous M92 pistol. The P38 was definitely one of the better pistols of WWII.

[@Mrjohnnymoo1]

Ian, we'd love to see you handle a Platypus. They fit in the oddball section of,"Glock 1911" that you made a video about like 6 years ago, but also has modernizations like the H9 had.

[@bryanleblanc3048]

Honest question, because I see you're a left-handed shooter. I have a Commander length 1911 that sometimes locks back in the middle of a magazine, so my knuckle is hitting the slide release I think, or something is happening, because all I have to do is hit the slide release, it goes directly into battery and fires with no issue. Any ideas what I could be doing and how to fix it? I do have XL hands but don't know if that makes it better or worse.

[@theodorefritz4026]

Col. Cooper ...liked double taps

[@justinstuart3318]

I wonder how a M1917 revolver compares using half moon clips?

[@BSKustomz]

There was a Remington Rand at the local gun store for like 700 bucks a few years ago and I was thinking about picking it up and I didn't in the next time I went in that shit was gone could have would have should have

[@sealove79able]

a great very interesting video and pistol Mr.GJ.have a good one Mr.

[@coreymerrill3257]

Many People don't quite understand just what can go Into a building 1911 . They will drop $3000+ on a spaceman spiff race gun tuned for 150 grain wad cutters at 750 to 800 fps and wonder why it won't cycle 230 grain +p ....and call it junk.

[@michaeldunn7716]

A great video and some fine shooting Ian! I liked your honesty about jerking the trigger! Lol... you're a good man. God bless all here.

[@Cobra08090]

You can get those through the CMP right now

[@triviszla1536]

"TWO WORLD WARS!!" lmao

[@paleoph6168]

Jeff Cooper would be proud.

[@sebemskream]

poor stage1😢 gotta give them clouda a break 😂

[@gfhrtshergheghegewgewgew1730]

that bullet hole in the wall at the beginning is disconcerting, negligent discharge?

[@drichi07]

Had 2 brand new 1911s. Neither was reliable. One was more or less a single shot---extractor hole was off. The other maybe stretching to call it a 1911. A Series 80 Officers Model. After about 700 rounds---mostly 185 grain cast target loads, the cheap, flimsy recoil plus broke. Fixed it by having a rod installed. At round 756 the staked front sight flew off. Sits in a case at home unused since. There once was a saying "Only accurate rifles are interesting." I think "only reliable pistols are interesting or useful" would be another. I know its blasphemy to cast doubt upon old slabsides like lots of guys in the Army did in the 80s before Beretta was adopted. Since then it has become a legend. Anyway, all you need is one round to go off and the massive knockdown power of that slow moving pumpkin ball would take out half a division of enemy troops. Imagine what modern expanding ammo could do. Forgive me as I have sinned.

[@DevinMoorhead]

Fricking early gang here before "two world wars"

[@wolfganghuhn7747]

Ian!!!

[@slade9372]

I also have a Remington Rand A1 and it shoots terrible with fmj ball ammo. Looking into getting a different barrel for it.

[@davidsabol8807]

Try a stronger recoil spring first.

[@resolute123]

"Either accurate or reliable, but not at the same time..." or maybe it was the shooter?

[@Whitpusmc]

I have this exact gun and I’m a lousy shot with it.

[@vernonfindlay1314]

That's awesome, fun,really don't know Canada's laws for thay kind of fun since i do not own a hand gun. God bless from Canada

[@manganvbg90]

ian in full blazing arizona summer: lets wear full covering wool clothing

[@JohnTBlock]

Ol' Slab-sides did what was asked of it, as long as YOU did your part, Ian...as John Browning intended! With few modifications, the 1911-style auto pistol is STILL one of the finest defensive pistols in the world, bar none. What mods? The obvious, of course - good sights, a decent trigger, and "de-horning" to make the edges smooth under your hands, while maintaining a solid grip. Not bad, for a 113 year old war-horse...and the newer 2011 styled guns solve solve ammo capacity problems, WHERE that's really a problem..... I'm in Dick Fairburn's camp, which follows Col. Cooper's thoughts on caliber. 9 mm is adequate, with good modern bullets plus velocity. But .45's with the same factors are better, not "just as good". A light-weight Commander length 2011 in .45, set up as above , is the best we'll get until the Phaser pistol with "stun" settings comes along.... 😊

[@philllax1719]

YA SHOULDNT HAVE TO MAKE HEADSHOTS WITH THE 19 LEBBEN HOSS. THEY ALL FALL TO 45 BALL

[@GeneralIkaika]

Fueling Al Gore's Rhythm.

[@nickdylewski8906]

I hope I win. That’s my dream piece

[@BobSmith-dk8nw]

One thing that happens is that you anticipate the recoil and lean into the gun - before it fires - this is called "Bucking" the gun. You don't want to do either that or jerking the trigger. You "Squeeze" the trigger and the gun should surprise you ever time it goes off. - USMC - 1911A1, Expert, 1971 .

[@abones900]

that poor ford bronco D:

[@chipe420]

Shouting TWO WORLD WARS takes 8 years off your time

[@chrisgabbert658]

👍😊 nice ,

[@Copper6Hawk]

It's funny that everyone always saying 1911s aren't reliable. Like what are you smoking. 😂

[@victoreem2]

That berm is not thick enough for 45

[@oldtanker4860]

That is a really neat range, what / where is it?

[@ForgottenWeapons]

Pima Pistol Club.

[@BVBSEAN]

The 1911 already won WW3

[@billpark8988]

To give incentive to make the shot, imagine the Banzai charge heading toward you. Worked during WW two.

[@HighDesertWanderer]

Shows what you can do when you use a decent BUG rather than something "interesting". ;-)

[@larrysfarris]

What was the purpose of this video? 🧐

[@TrevorCena]

Hey Ian, you look like a real G.I, a Vietnam era soldier, not ww2, but it's a true outfit & firearm nice.from the Philippines.

[@thomastanita6022]

to be fair ... those GI sights are miserable to use ...

[@stephencolley334]

And again someone MUST repeat a well established FACT, just to gain credibility as someone who is "really" knowledgeable about 1911's. 😜😜😜😜😜🤮🤮🤮

[@thomastanita6022]

@@stephencolley334 it's just an observation ... sheesh ... no need to get your panties twisted.

[@sirgordus]

​@@stephencolley334 Use more emoji

[@MrSman67]

The first stage reminded me of statement some general made about 1911: “A splendid weapon for defending oneself in a crowded elevator.” A GI gun might have had a lot of rounds put through it and thus not that accurate.

[@pokemontrainer34]

So Gun Jesus is good with a 1911 but not a french gun huh :p

[@PSCortezz]

Two World Wars! 😆